DON’T DUCK JURY DUTY: We, the Jury…
In regione caecorum rex est luscusIn the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King by Desiderius Erasmus, a GSL memberSo here we are in Illinois with the imminent start of the no-cash bail law, known more formally as the 2021 SAFE-T Act. As with most government initiatives, the…
DOWNLOAD AND SHARE: GSL’s GunNews January 2023 issue
We publish GunNews Magazine, Guns Save Life's monthly journal, each month. We print just over 20,000 copies and distribute the vast majority throughout Illinois, with a smattering mailed to members in about 40 states. Here's the January 2023 issue, chock full of information about HB-5855 and our response to it.…
BREAKING: Democrats’ ‘SAFE-T’ Act ruled UNCONSTITUTIONAL…
Late Wednesday, a Kankakee County judge ruled the Democrats' "SAFE-T Act," otherwise known as the "No Cash Bail" law or the PURGE law, unconstitutional. The ruling will impact the 67 of 102 counties that were part of this particular challenge to the law. NBC Chicago has more... A Kankakee County…
Guns Save Life’s January 2023 Meeting Lineup
Join us in January at our Guns Save Life monthly meetings. We'll keep you up to date with the very latest on gun control schemes in the General Assembly, as well as news and analysis. Not only that, but we usually have some really good guest speakers as well. Here…
NOT NEGOTIABLE: A fundamental shift in GSL’s response to gun control proposals in Springfield
by John Boch For a long time, gun rights advocacy existed almost exclusively in the realm of lobbying those involved in the legislative process. The gun control crowd would propose their latest crazy bill, and we would go to work educating politicians in the middle on why it won’t work…
GSL’s John Boch on Illinois Freedom Caucus Roundtable on HB-5855 [VIDEO]
The Illinois Freedom Caucus held their Roundtable and Town Hall event on Tuesday evening, December 27th. They welcomed Guns Save Life's John Boch as their guest for a discussion of House Bill 5855 (and similar legislation under consideration). Members of the Illinois Freedom Caucus are Reps. Chris Miller, Dan Caulkins,…
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The gun control contingent in the Illinois General Assembly think they are unstoppable and unsinkable. Rep. Bob "Bozo" Morgan introduced HB-5855 a couple of weeks ago and it would make the majority of Illinois gun owners felons instantly. Days later, a similar gun and magazine bill, SB-2226 was passed by…
WOMEN’S WORST NIGHTMARE NEUTERED: Intruder crawling through window gets shot…
An unwelcome intruder crawling through a window in the middle of the night qualifies as the worst kind of nightmare for most people. For women though, especially those who live alone, a man climbing through the window is especially worrisome. One woman in West Birmingham, Alabama, however, had the perfect…
Merry Christmas… More on 5855… Now, go spend some time with your family and friends…
Merry Christmas everyone! Given the weather, please stay safe and stay warm... We're taking a couple of days for family. But first, the latest: HB-5855 appears to be withering away. Why? Well, the Illinois Black Caucus is still smarting over some of the pushback they've been getting from places they…
REIMAGINING CRIMINAL JUSTICE, CHICAGO STYLE: Released early from prison, freshly paroled killer shoots three executition-style in Chicago [VIDEO]
Most folks have heard of Chicago-style pizza. That's something else Chicago is known for as well. Chicago-style criminal "justice" - or lack thereof. It's bad enough that in the Land of Lincoln, prison sentences are mere suggestions. They're kinda like dog years in reverse. But if you add prosecutors who…